Improvement in door-checics



GEORGE w. PAGETT.

Improvement in Door-Checks.

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Unrrnn greens GEORGE W, PAGET'I, OF OXFORD, INDIANA.

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Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 115,768, dated J one 6,1871.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. PAGETT, of Oxford, in the county of Bentonand State of Indiana, have invented a new and valuable Improvement inDoor-Holders; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of thesame, reference being had to the annexed drawing making a part of thisspecification, and to the letters and figures of reference markedthereon.

Figure 1 of the drawing is a bottom view of my invention. Fig. 2 is avertical longitudinal section of the same.

The invention consists in a novel construction and arrangement of abeveled latch attached to the side of a horizontal stop, and hinged atits rear end to a rigid plate, together with a coiled spring placed on abolt, and operating with said latch at right angles thereto.

In the accompanying drawing, illustrating this invention, A represents aplate well secured to the wall at the hingeside of the door, and on aline with the top of the latter, and at a distance nearly equal to thewidth of the door from it. B B indicate two projecting parallel lugs,holding firmly between them a horizontal strap, 0, in the outer end ofwhich is inserted a piece of rubber, D, which projects a little outsideof the recess in which it is held. When the door is thrown open itstrikes against this piece of rubber, which deadens the sound andprevents all injury to the door, at the same time preventing the knob orangle from coming in contact with the wall and breaking the plaster. Erepresents a latch,

which rests on the upper side of the stop 0. It is hinged at the rearend to the plate A,

and at the forward end, which extends beyond ing the door either way. Ananti-friction wheel, H, may be pivoted in this catch, to assist the doorin passing it. The latch may be hinged to the plate A by bending orforming a log, k, on the end, and inserting it in one of the slots 1,over which are placed the cleats J. By changing the position of thelatch from one to the other of these slots the device may be adapted toa right or left hand door.

I claim as my invention The beveled latch E, hinged to the plate A, incombination with the stop G, pin G, and spring 9, at right angles to E,constructed and arranged substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE W. PAGETT.

Witnesses: i

J. Knrr. PHARES, MARION Mnnnrnn,

